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North East: Donors Pledge $2 Bn To Implement Humanitarian Activities – Udoma - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 22, 2019
The Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma says the Federal Government received a pledge of over two billion dollars from donors for the implementation of humanitarian activities in the North East.
Udoma who announced this at an end of tenure news conference in Abuja, said that the ministry had been coordinating various humanitarian efforts in the North East through the Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Rehabilitation of the region.
He said the ministry in January this year, in collaboration with the United Nations office launched the 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan and 2019 to 2021 Strategy for the North East.
He said the aim of the Humanitarian Response Plan was to provide lasting solutions to challenges in planning and response to large-scale needs for humanitarian assistance for the most vulnerable group in insurgency affected States.


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North-East: Farmers Call For Protection Against Boko Haram - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 25, 2019
Some farmers in Borno state have called fordeployment of military and other security personnel to farmlands, to protectthem against attack by Boko Haram insurgents this cropping season.
They also called for modern preservationtechnologies to enhance processing and reduction in damage to agriculturalproduce.
A cross section of the farmers made the call inseparate interviews at some fields in Jere and Mafa Local Government Areas ofthe state.
A beans grower, Ali Bukar at Keyamla plantation saidthe call was imperative to protect them from attack by the insurgents. Healleged that the insurgents had recently coordinated attacks against farmersand loggers, a trend which forced most of them to abandon their farmlands.
The Chairman of Rice Farmers Association, Zabalmaricommunity in Jere local government area Muhammad Hassan added that proactivemeasures were necessary to encourage farmers to cultivate their lands duringthe season.

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North-East: Federal Government Says Stabilisation, Development Master Plan Will Promote Region - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 26, 2022
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Debelioment Sadiya Umar Farouq stated this in her remark at the North-East Development Commission’s, NEDC Consultative Meeting with Federal Ministries Departments and Agencies, MDAs in Abuja.
She explained that one of the functions of the NEDC is to develop a Master Plan based on the needs assessment of the region.
The Minister added that it will contain programmes and schemes, and this will promote and facilitate the physical and socio-economic development of the North-East Zone.
Speaking, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state, appreciated the interest, support and consistency of action by President Muhammadu Buhari. He also applauded the Minister for her tireless effort and how she put the challenges of the North-East on the agenda at all time.
Meanwhile, NEDC Chairman Paul Tarfa called for further legislation to improve funding for the region, particularly to address the burden of implementing its 10-year Master plan. He also stressed on the enormity and quantum of investment in human capital, economic development and infrastructure that will be required in a decade or two to rebuild the region.

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North-East: Federal Government, Stakeholders, Partner For Peace - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
May 28, 2019
The Federal Government Says It IsCommitted To Partnering Key Stakeholders, Including United States Institute OfPeace, USIP In Designing Effective And Durable Strategies For A Peaceful AndSecured North-East.
Minister Of Interior AbdulrahmanDambazau Stated This In Abuja, At The Opening Of Roundtable On Transition FromAn Environment Dominated By Military Operations To Post-Conflict Civilian-LedGovernance In North-East And Lake-Chad Basin.
The Minister Said The RoundtableCame On The Heels Of A Diligent Research Supported By The USIP And Conducted ByTwo Eminent Nigerian Scholars. He Noted That The Security Situation In TheCountry, Especially The North-East, Had Attracted Much Attention Due To TheDevastating Impact Of The Insurgency Perpetrated By Boko Haram.
The Meeting Was Organised By TheMinistry Of Interior In Collaboration With United States Institute Of Peace,USIP And Centre For Democracy And Development, CDD.

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North East: FG, ECOWAS Commission Pledge To Provide Basic Amenities - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
August 20, 2019
ThePresident of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou says the commissionin collaboration with Nigerian Government will provide boreholes, rehabilitatedamaged schools and health facilities in communities affected by insurgency inthe Northeast.
ThePresident, who was represented by Commissioner, Social Affairs and Gender,ECOWAS, Siga Jagne said this in Abuja at the symposium organised to commemoratethe World Humanitarian Day with the theme: “Celebrating #Women Humanitarians”.
Brousaid that the United Nations has rightly chosen the 2019 humanitarian day tohonour women, who have acted as first responders to the darkest hour of crisis.
Accordingto him, this year’s campaign on women humanitarians, support the recognitionthat women deserves a part in strengthening of global humanitarian response aswell as in protection efforts under the international law.
TheDirector General, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA Mustapha Maihajasaid the day provides the opportunity to reflect on the risk associated withthe provision of humanitarian services in the country.


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North-East: FG Lauds IOM For Repatriating Stranded Nigerians Abroad - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 2, 2019
The Federal Government has praised the InternationalOrganisation for Migration, IOM for repatriating stranded Nigerians abroad andfor providing care and support for vulnerable persons in the Northeast.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MustaphaSulaiman, in a statement gave the commendation while receiving delegates fromIOM led by its Regional Director for West Africa Richard Danziger.
He lauded the organisation for its good works inNigeria and reiterated the commitment of Nigeria to honoring its obligations tothe organisation.
He called on IOM to identify the different categoriesof migrants, ensure the creation of a data base, and initiate appropriatestrategies to remedy the scourge of migration in the country.
Danziger had said that the delegation from theorganisation was at the ministry to intimate the permanent secretary on theactivities of the organisation which included among others, facilitating the repatriationof stranded Nigerians in Europe and Libya.

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North East: House Of Representatives To Revisit NGOs Control Bill - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 24, 2019
House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila says the House would revisit the bill for an act to regulate the operations of Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs in the country.
Gbajabiamila who made theannouncement at plenary, said there are disturbing revelations concerningoperations of NGOs during the meeting of the House leadership and ServiceChiefs last Monday.
The meeting was on the state ofsecurity in the North East.
The Speaker said that the bill whichwas sponsored by Buba Jibrin, generated outcry from the general public.
In a similar development, the GreenChambers has urged the Federal Government to create a Special Security Fund forsecurity agencies apart from the national budget.
This followed an adoption of amotion of urgent matters of public importance by Mohammed Mungonu. He said thatNigeria in recent times had witnessed unprecedented level of insecurity, adding that the development had made national security a major issue for thegovernment.

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North-East: ISWAP Regrouping Around Lake Chad, Ndume Warns - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 15, 2021
He also condemned Saturday’s killing of Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu by ISWAP terrorists around Chibok area of the state, saying the death of the soldiers is a big blow to the insurgency war and sympathies with the Nigerian Army.
The Senator added that or residents of Chibok town were already relocating since the killing of the General.
In another development, the Coalition of Northern Group, CNG has called on its students’ wing to shelve the protest against the 14 kidnap victims in Zaria, Kaduna State, saying the bandits had made contact with their families over payment of ransom.
Spokesman of the group Abdulazeez Suleiman said it has come to the notice of CNG that the kidnappers of the 14 Zaria Local Council staff have finally made contact with families of the captors separately on Friday afternoon.

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North-East: Military Airstrikes Kill 37 Terrorists, Scores Killed In Artillery Bombardments - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 1, 2021
Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who announced this in a statement in Abuja, said the troops had on Saturday morning observed the movement of six Gun Trucks within Sambisa Forest general area, which were subsequently located at a settlement near Yuwe.
He added that the trucks later moved to a remote location, where they were joined by other terrorist elements, in what seemed like a convergence for a meeting. According to him, over 50 insurgent fighters were observed to have gathered at the meeting.
Nwachukwu also announced that the combat air crew of the air component, located another set of four Gun Trucks about six Kilometers South West of Bama, as the aircraft retreated to base after the air interdiction.
He said the air crew immediately relayed the coordinates of the location of the gun trucks to troops of the Land Component,  adding that land forces promptly engaged the location with artillery fire bombardment and neutralised the insurgents’ gun trucks.

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North-East: NAF Destroys Another Insurgents Hideout At Kirta Wulgo In Borno - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
October 5, 2019
The Nigerian Air Force has destroyedyet another Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP and Boko HaramTerrorists hideout in Borno state.
The Air Force also neutralisedseveral of their fighters at Kirta-Wulgo on the fringes of Lake Chad in thestate.
Ait Force Director of PublicRelations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola who announced thisin a statement today in Abuja said the operation was executed by the Air TaskForce of Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
He explained that the air strike wasconducted by the Air Task Force after persistent Intelligence Surveillance andReconnaissance missions revealed that the settlement was being used as astaging area from where the terrorists launch attacks against own troops’positions.
Daramola said the Air Force,operating in concert with surface forces, would sustain efforts to completelydestroy remnants of terrorists in the North East.

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North-East: NASS Committed To Addressing Crises – Gbajabiamila - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 1, 2019
Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, hasreiterated the commitment of the National Assembly to supporting the currentefforts at addressing the humanitarian crises caused by Boko Haram insurgencyin the North-East.
Gbajabiamila made this known when he paid a courtesy visiton  Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno atthe Government House, Maiduguri.
He noted that the decade-long insurgency had caused massivedestruction and displacement, which had eventually led to humanitarian crisesin the zone.
Gbajabiamila said the recent attacks on Borno communities bythe insurgents had brought to the fore, the need for proactive measures to endthe conflict and address the crises.
The speaker said that the House leadership would work withthe lawmakers from the zone and come up with legislations that would addressthe root causes and provide lasting solutions to the problem.

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North-East: NGOs Require EFCC Clearance To Move Cash – Magu - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
September 29, 2019
The acting Chairman, Economic and Financial CrimesCommission, Ibrahim Magu, has called on the Theatre Commander of OperationLafiya Dole, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi, to ensure that humanitarianorganisations moving cash in the North-East secure clearance from thecommission in order to check terrorists financing.
Magu said that the EFCC had been keeping an eye onthe activities of persons and groups serving as humanitarian or aid workerswithin the region.
The commission chairman, who was represented by thehead of EFCC Maiduguri zonal office, Lawrence Iwodi, during a courtesy visit onthe Commander at Maimalari Barracks, Maiduguri, commended the efforts of thecommand in the fight against insurgency.
The EFCC boss said the agency had been monitoringundeclared cash above 1 million naira by individuals and organisations in Bornoand Yobe states, adding that the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria had alsoensured that such cash movements were reported.

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North East: Osinbajo Says Nigeria Strong Supporter Of ICC, Rome Statute - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 15, 2019
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria iscooperating with the International Criminal Court, ICC preliminaryinvestigation into issues associated with  insurgency in the North East toensure the process is concluded.
Osinbajo gave the assurance in a statement when hereceived a delegation from the ICC led by its Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda inAbuja.
The meeting was held to discuss Nigeria’s support andcooperation with the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC.
The Vice President emphasised that the NigerianGovernment remained committed to its obligations under the Rome Statute. Healso referred to the work of a judicial inquiry constituted by the FederalGovernment to address some of the ICC preliminary issues.
On her part, Bensouda said that since the courtstarted the preliminary examination, it had full cooperation and support fromthe Nigerian government and authorities.

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North East: Senate Confirms Development Commission Board Chairman, 10 Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
April 9, 2019
The Nigerian Senate confirms the appointment of Paul Tarfa as Chairman of the North East Development Commission NEDC.
The Upper Chamber also confirmed the appointment of Mohammed Alkali as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the commission alongside nine members.
This followed presentation of report by Chairman, Senate Committee on Special Duties, Abdul Aziz Nyako on confirmation of nominations into the board of the commission.
Contributing, Binta Masi, observed that the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer was from Borno State as well as the headquarters of the commission being domiciled in the state.
She noted that in the spirit of fairness, other states facing insurgency should have been considered.
Nyako said the observation made by Binta was paramount but indicated that the decision was reached during Senate and House of Representatives conference.

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North East: Teachers Council To Ensure Teachers Return To Classrooms - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 30, 2019
The Teachers Registration Council Of Nigeria, TRCN Says It Has Commenced Efforts To Return Teachers Displaced By Insurgency In The North East Zone To The Classrooms.
The Council’s Registrar Segun Ajiboye Said In Ibadan That TRCN Would Re-Motivate And Change The Psyche Of The Traumatised Teachers To Encourage Them To Return To The Classrooms.
He Further Stated That Some Of The Teachers Who Were In The Zone Had Lost Their Certificates In The Crisis, Adding That The Council Had Restored Them. According To The Council, Bringing Back The Teachers Would Improve Knowledge Impartation In Students In North East Zone.
On The Deadline To Register As Professional Teachers, Ajiboye Explained That Full Enforcement Against Unregistered And Unlicensed Teachers Would Begin In January 2020.
The TRCN Boss Said That Any Teacher Not Registered By The Council As At December 31st, 2019 Would Not Be Allowed To Practice In Nigeria.


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North East Troops Arrests 40 Suspected Terrorists Logistics Suppliers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 19, 2022
Chief of Military Public Information Office of the Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Kamarudeen Adegoke in a statement said the suspects had been arrested during an intelligence operation conducted on a supply route.
He added that troops of 68 Battalion on joint patrol with members of Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF also discovered 12 bags of fish and nine donkeys being used to deliver supplies to insurgents hiding along the shores of the Lake-Chad.
Adegoke also reiterated commitment of the Task Force to sustain onslaught against the terrorists and their collaborators, calling for continuous support from all stakeholders for maximum result.
On his part, the task force Commander Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim has commended the troops and urged them to maintain the momentum in order to cut off any form of supplies to the criminals.

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North-East: Troops Destruction Of Logistics Weakened Insurgents – Commander - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 1, 2022
Theatre Commander, of the Task Force, Major-General Christopher Musa, while addressing newsmen in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, attributed the mass surrendering of Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists to the system adopted by the military.
He added that the military was able to block the supply of food, fuel and other logistics to the terrorists, which made life difficult for them, noting that the death of Abubakat Shekau broke the strength of the Boko Haram group, coupled with the supremacy battle between them and ISWAP.
The Theatre Commander said the new military equipment propelled the troops to intensify their kinetic efforts.
Musa also explained the reason why the Multi-national Joint Task Force, MNJTF, was engaged, which blocked the terrorists’ exits in the troops contributing countries of Cameroon, Chad and Niger republic.
He added that the effect of the rainy season and the floods made the axis very untenable, forcing the terrorists to either surrender or die.

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North-East: Troops Kill 50 ISWAP Fighters In Borno - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 16, 2021
Army Spokesman Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, explained that troops of 115 Task Force Battalion conducted dawn exploitation towards Leho village and environs.
He added that Troops of Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI also destroyed several terrorists’ combat equipment in a fierce counteroffensive in Askira Uba local government area of Borno State.
Nwachukwu said equipment destroyed by troops include an MRAP vehicle and 11 gun trucks and also recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition viz., five gun trucks, two anti-aircraft guns, five AK47 rifles among others.
It would be recalled that ISWAP fighters had on Saturday attacked a military Super Camp in Askira Uba but were reportedly repelled. While the fight between the troops and the terrorists was ongoing, some of the ISWAP fighters laid an ambush and killed the Commander 28 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkushu and three soldiers on their way to render support.

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North East: UN Prepares Emergency Response For IDPS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 1, 2020
The UnitedNations, UN has started preparation for emergency response to the mostvulnerable people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states to mitigate the spread ofCoronavirus.
Theactions also address immediate humanitarian consequences of the pandemic, shouldit spread to north-east Nigeria.
The UnitedNations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon said the agency hasalready suffered enough from the decade-long conflict, and its priority is toensure the continuous delivery of life-saving assistance, especially healthservices, to the most vulnerable women, children and the elderly who needspecial attention.
He added that it is crucial for vulnerablepeople to have access to not only water, soap, shelter, but also food,education and protection.
Kallonnoted that the UN in Nigeria was supporting the governments of Borno, Adamawaand Yobe states in developing emergency response plans that take the reality ofthe living conditions in many communities.


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North-East: UNICEF Report Says Terrorists Killed 300,000 Children - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 21, 2021
It also announced that over one million persons have been displaced within the period under review and reported that about 5,129 out-of-school children were currently suffering mental health challenges as a result of the conflict.
The UNICEF Media Contact in Maiduguri Salihu Bakhari, while speaking on the factors responsible for the death of 300,000 children, said the deaths were a summation of direct and indirect attacks on children. He explained that children killed in crossfires, Improvised Explosive Device, IEDs, children used as suicide bombers, children killed by malnutrition among others.
Also, on his part, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, advocated that every stakeholder must ensure attacks against children end immediately. He added the United Nations, UN and the European Union, EU were working together to provide community-based psychosocial services.

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North-East: WHO To Fast-Track Development Of Healthcare Facilities For IDPs - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 16, 2019
World Health Organisation, WHO has reiterated its commitment to partner with Federal Government to fast track development of healthcare facilities for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in the North-East.
Read Related News:   UNCHR Holds Solidarity Walk To Create Awareness
The Officer In-charge of WHO Clement Peter made the pledgewhen he visited the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustaphain his office in Abuja.
According to Peter, his mission to the Secretary to theGovernment of the Federation is to congratulate him on his reappointment andalso to discuss issues relating to health in Nigeria, the North-East region inparticular.
He said WHO would not carry out such an assignment solelywithout collaboration with the government.
Peter said working with government to ensure that a solidsystem was built was critical in tackling the challenge of increasing IDPs inNigeria.


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North London Derby: Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur Preview - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
September 1, 2019
It’s Derby day in the premier league as Arsenal takes on Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirate stadium in the north London derby, the two teams have had a mixed start to their season both losing last weekend respectively.
Arsenal did major business in the summer bringing in Nicholas Pepe from Lille in the french ligue 1 for a club record £72m, Dani Ceballos on a season long loan from Real Madrid, David Luiz and Kieran Tierney from Chelsea and Celtic respectively, Pepe and Ceballos have already made instant impact, with the Spaniard winning the man of the match award in his first start for the club against Burnley
Spurs also broke their transfer record signing Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon for £65m, the Frenchman has got down to business already scoring in his home debut and recording two assists to his name after three games.
Usually, when the derby comes around, form normally goes out of the window, its usually about bragging rights, pride, history and tradition. It is the bragging rights for the fans, the players know what is at stake (the new players are quickly inducted on what a derby match means), managers understand that the match is more than the three points at stake, like Unai Emery found out in the 4-2 win in December 2018 – Emery’s best match since taking over as Arsenal Manager.
Both teams have met 198 times, with Arsenal winning 82, drawing 52 and Spurs winning 64 of the duals. Emery will be looking to unleash his deadly front trio of Aubameyang, Lacazette and Pepe and will be hoping they are too hot handle for the shaky Tottenham’s  defence who haven’t kept a clean sheet this season.
One thing you are sure of is that the derby has an endless capacity to surprise. It will be entertaining, suspense-filled and there will be goals.

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North-West: Air Force Deploys 2 More Helicopter Gunships - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
April 14, 2019
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, said Nigeria Air Force would soon deploy two more helicopter gunships to support the ongoing operations against the bandits in the North-West.
Abubakar made this known while speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri, Borno state.
He spoke on the sideline of the inauguration of newly constructed accommodation for technical crew and airmen at the Nigerian Air Force Composite Command, Maiduguri.
He said that the additional helicopter gunships would be inducted this month by President Muhammadu Buhari for deployment to the North-West.
On alleged bombing of villagers in Zamfara, Abubakar dismissed the report as misleading, adding that available data indicated that the Air Force only destroyed bandits’ hideouts.
Abubakar explained that the service employed sound surveillance and monitoring modalities to identify its targets and avoid civilian casualties.


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North-West: Air Force Deploys 2 More Helicopter Gunships - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
April 14, 2019
The Chief of AirStaff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, said Nigeria Air Force would soon deploy twomore helicopter gunships to support the ongoing operations against the banditsin the North-West.
Abubakar made thisknown while speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri, Borno state.
He spoke on thesideline of the inauguration of newly constructed accommodation for technicalcrew and airmen at the Nigerian Air Force Composite Command, Maiduguri.
He said that theadditional helicopter gunships would be inducted this month by PresidentMuhammadu Buhari for deployment to the North-West.
On alleged bombing ofvillagers in Zamfara, Abubakar dismissed the report as misleading, adding thatavailable data indicated that the Air Force only destroyed bandits’ hideouts.Abubakar explained that theservice employed sound surveillance and monitoring modalities to identify itstargets and avoid civilian casualties.


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North West: PTAD Begins Verification Of Pensioners - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
September 23, 2019
The Pension Transitional ArrangementDirectorate PTAD, says it has started the verification of pensioners fromstates in the North West Zone.
PTAD Head, Corporate Communications,Olugbenga Ajayi, said in Kano today that the five or six-day exercise wouldtake care of pensioners from Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs.
He said that the directorate hadconducted similar verification for pensioners from the civil service, NigeriaPolice Force, Nigeria Custom Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, NigeriaPrison Service and pensions’department.
Ajayi noted that the directoratewould provide lunch for the pensioners during the verification, in addition toother necessary support, to make them comfortable throughout the period.
According to him, the directorate hasalso provided an ambulance at the venue for easy conveyance of the sickpersons, in case anyone of them falls ill.
Ajayi noted that the directorate hadconducted similar exercise in Lagos, from where it moved to South South, SouthWest, South East and North East.

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Northeast: 2, 474 Cleared Children Reunited With Families In Borno -UNICEF - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 3, 2019
The UnitedNations Children’s Fund UNICEF has said it had supported the rehabilitation andreintegration of 2,474 children, cleared of links with Non State Armed GroupsNSGOs, in Borno in the past two years.
The UNICEFRepresentative Field Office in Maiduguri, Gillian Walker, made this known atthe handover ceremony of 25 children cleared of links with armed conflict, atthe Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri.
Walker saidthat the UN agency in collaboration with the International Organization ofMigration IMO and Borno State Ministry of Women Affairs had provided shelter,protection, psycho-social and other lifesaving services to the children sinceinception of the programme in 2017.
He said that1,627 of the 2,474 children cleared of association with armed groups had beenreintegrated with their families and communities.
On his part,Major General Olusegun Adeniyi, the Theater Commander of the Operation LafiyaDole, said that rehabilitation of the children with link to armed groups was anintegral part of efforts to end insurgency and restore peace to the North East.

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Northeast: Buhari’s 5-Year Recovery Plan Targets 14m Victims Of Insurgency — Official - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 7, 2019
Nearly 14 million people affected by insurgency are to benefit from President Muhammadu Buhari’s five-year recovery plan for states in the North East zone of the country.
The National Programme Coordinator, Rural Water and Sanitation Services, John Mamza, made this known during a one-day rural water supply overview programme in Yola, Adamawa state on Tuesday.
Mamza explained that the Federal Government through the African Development Bank AfDB in 2018 secured a flexible loan of 179.42 million U.S. dollars for North East Emergency Transition, Recovery and Peace building.
He said that the project was under the Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Programme funded by AfDB and implemented by the five North Eastern states of Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Borno, and Bauchi.

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Northeast: Military More Determined To End Insecurity, Says Magashi - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 15, 2021
Addressing newsmen on the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day
Celebration (AFRDC) he said they would also confront and end other
security challenges facing the country.
He said the current determination was evident in the on-going mass
surrender of Boko Haram fighters in the region and successes being
recorded by troops against bandits in the Northwest, particularly in
Zamfara and Katsina States.
According to him, the contributions of members of the armed forces
towards the return of peace to troubled spots in Nigeria cannot be
overemphasised.
He said the nation remained eternally grateful to the gallant men and
women who paid the supreme price for the nation’s survival and unity.
The minister said the AFRDC was meant to appreciate and celebrate the
men and women who sacrificed their lives and time to keep the nation
peaceful and secure.
He urged the service and ex-service men and women to take pride in the
patriotic sacrifices they had and were still making for the nation.

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Northeast: Organisation Says 2.6 Million Nigerians Face Food Insecurity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
November 11, 2019
The Country Representative of the Food and Agricultural Organisation, FAO Suffyan Koroma has stated that about 2.6 million people face worse food insecurity and hunger in the Northeastern Nigeria.
The decade-long insurgency in the region has also displaced over 7.7 million people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
Koroma raised the alarm in Abuja at Cadre Harmonise report presentation workshop, which also found about 4.02 million people in 16 northern states and Federal Capital Territory facing food insecurity from October to December this year.
According to him, Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast continues to have devastating impacts on food and nutrition status of people in the three states.
He said in October to December, an estimated 2.6 million people in the three states are classified as facing crisis or worse levels of food insecurity.

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Northern Governors Condemn Attacks On Southern Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 8, 2020
The Director of Press and Communication Affairs to the Chairman of the Forum and Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong, Simon Makut Mancha in a statement said the persistent attacks on villages in the area in spite of the efforts by the State Government and security agencies to end the violence, raises serious worry and condemnation.
He also observed that the recent attacks showed the desperate attempt by criminal elements to not only cause pain and sorrow among innocent citizens but also frustrate the efforts of the State Government at promotion peace and harmony.
The Forum however, commiserated with the victims of the crises and the Government of Kaduna State, pledging its support to Governor Nasir El-Rufai as he works with all stakeholders to bring the incessant crises to an end.
Also, The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission, Reverend Yakubu Pam had sued for peace in the troubled communities in Southern Kaduna.

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Northern Governors Forum: ACF Says Lalong’s Election Timely, Appropriate - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
May 27, 2019
The Northern Socio-cultural group, Arewa ConsultativeForum, ACF has describe as timely and appropriate the election of Plateau StateGovernor Simon Lalong  as the Chairman of the Northern States GovernorsForum at their meeting held in Kaduna.
A statement by ACF’s National PublicitySecretary Muhammad Ibrahim Biu said this is considering Lalong’s amiabledisposition, humility and experience in governance.
While congratulating Lalong, ACF urged him tobring his experience and goodwill acquired at both the legislative andexecutive arms of government to bear in promoting Northern developmentalinterests within the context of one Nigeria.
The ACF said it is confident that as a formerSpeaker of the State House of Assembly and an astute politician, GovernorLalong will build bridges of understanding, respect and good relations withother Northern Governors to tackle the challenges of insecurity, mistrust amongvarious communities, illiteracy, poverty and unemployment that have bedeviledthe region.


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Northern Governors Forum Lauds Military On Fight Against Terrorism - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 21, 2021
Spokesman of Plateau’s Gov. Simon Lalong, chairman of the Forum, stated in Jos that the Forum appreciated efforts by security personnel to root out the criminals.
He quoted Lalong as saying that on-going dislodging of bandits and insurgents in Sokoto, Zamfara, and Kaduna states was very commendable.
Lalong said the Forum wants the operations to be sustained and further coordinated to ensure that terrorists did not shift their bases to new locations.
This, he said, would ensure that the terrorists were completely subdued and restrained from regrouping.
The governor also condemned recent attacks in various local government areas in Kaduna State, Wase Local Government Area in Plateau, Askira Uba in Borno, and Niger State, among others.

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Northern Governors Meet In Kaduna Over VAT, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 27, 2021
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State and Chairman, Northern States
Governors Forum, said the 19 governors would also look at critical
national issues that had emerged over the recent months with a view to
coming up with a position of the region.
He said the Forum would also adopt the best possible approach to
ensuring that the interest of the region was protected and promoted and
that collection of Value Added Tax and the surrounding controversies
were among the key issues to be discussed.
Lalong recalled that in February, the Forum had considered a wide range
of issues concerning the well-being of its people and that a lot of
Northern stakeholders were at the last meeting, including the Deputy
Speaker of the House of Representatives and other members of the
National Assembly, the Chief of Staff to the President, Minister of
Information and Culture; and the Inspector General of Police.
In his remarks, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, Chairman of the
Northern Council of Traditional Rulers, decried the lack of
implementation of policies after resolutions had been reached in various
meetings and noted that when an important issue was discussed, there
was need to fix a time limit for proper implementation of the resolution.

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Northern Governors, Stakeholders Seek Solutions To Insecurity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 16, 2019
The Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF and some other key stakeholders are seeking solutions to the challenges bedevilling the northern region.
Arising from a meeting in Abuja, the stakeholders said that the peace and unity of the region was non-negotiable.
Read Related News:  RUGA: Northern Governors Call For Calm
The Chairman of the forum and Plateau State Governor SimonLalong who briefed newsmen said that  thestakeholders deliberated on ways to tackle security challenges in the region.
The Governor also said that the engagement of stakeholderswas to enable them to contribute toward providing a workable solution to thechallenges.
The meeting was attended by Governor Umoru Fintiri ofAdamawa state, a former Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland Yahaya Kwande, amongothers.


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Northern Groups Ask Courts To Remove Ganduje As APC Chairman. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 7, 2024
The groups are the Concerned North Central APC Stakeholders and the North Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum.
The first group, under the aegis of the Concerned North Central APC Stakeholders, had, in a letter to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party dated April 30, 2024, sought the restoration of the zoning arrangement of the party, which put the party’s chairmanship in the zone.
The letter was signed by Muhammed Saidu Etsu, Gbenga Lubem, AbdulGaniyu Lukman, Bagu Bung Jung, Isa Abubakar Imam, and Mohammed Kabiru Idris.
However, in an originating summons filed by Etsu, through their counsel, Joshua Oka Obono Obla Esq before an FCT high court on Friday, the group contended that Ganduje’s continued chairmanship of the party contravened the provisions of Article 7 sub section 7 and 9 of the APC Constitution and the consensus reached at the 2022 National Convention held in Abuja, that the national chairman of the APC from 2022 to 2026 must be someone from the North Central geopolitical zone of the country.
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Northern Region: CAN Urged Governors To Sacrifice Personal Pleasure For People's Interest - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
May 5, 2019
The Chairman of ChristianAssociation of Nigeria, CAN in Northern Nigeria, Reverend Yakubu Pam, haschallenged Northern Governors who were re-elected during the 2019 Elections toignore personal pleasure and confront insecurity poverty, unemployment in theinterest of survival of the masses.
He noted that once unemployment,insecurity is taken care of, the challenges confronting the region will behistory.
Reverend Pam stated this in Jos while addressing people on his return from Northern CAN meeting in Kaduna, where he was re-elected for another three years as Northern CAN Chairman. He challenged the Federal Government to take proactive steps in securing the country’s borders, which has been left uncheck and has contributed to the current security crisis.


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Northwest Governors Niger Republic Counterpart Seek Review Of ECOWAS Article On Movement Of Persons Arms - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
September 28, 2022
This is contained in a communiqué by the Secretary of Katsina State Government, SSG Muntari Lawal at the end of a multilateral security meeting held in Katsina.
The meeting had in attendance, Governor of Maradi Region, Schiabou Aboubacar as the convener, Governors of Katsina, Sokoto, and also the Deputy Governors of Zamfara and Kebbi respectively.
However, the regional body said studies have shown that the protocol has relatively aided trans-border trafficking in persons, drugs, Small Arms and Light Weapons.
The ECOWAS Free Movement Protocol of Persons was instituted to enhance economic development of West Africa’s citizens.

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Nothing Wrong With Taking More Loans, Says Presidency - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 19, 2020
The Presidency says there is nothing wrong in taking more loans to finance specific projects.
It urged those criticising efforts in borrowing to develop the country, to desist.
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina said Nigeria has more capacity to accommodate loans.
Adesina called from his Aso Rock office to take questions on aspects of COVID-19 management and economic issues.
He said that there was no need for Nigerians to raise concern about the country’s rising debt profile because the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is applying loans to the specific projects they are meant for. Although he pointed out that the huge debt, which the country is owing, was largely borrowed by previous administrations, he stressed that current figures were within the capacity of the country’s Gross Domestic Products GDP to service and repay


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Notorious "Kidnapper Family" Arrested In Ogun State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
March 5, 2021
By Hanan A. Ibrahim
According to the spoke person of the command DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, sequel to series of kidnap cases within Shagamu and its environs in the year 2020, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun gave a matching order to the area commander and all the DPO in shagamu to fish out those behind the dastardly act within the shortest possible period.
“In compliance with the CP directive, the Dpo Shagamu division CSP Okiki Agunbiade and his crack detectives with the support of Shagamu security council under Akarigbo of Remo land embarked on intelligence and technical based investigation, which led to the arrest of one Oweniwe Okpara from Delta state and three of his children namely; Samson Okpara, Bright Okpara and Eze Okpara as well as one Christian Ishaha who accommodated them.
“They were all arrested in Ajaka area of Shagamu for their roles in the kidnap of 8 persons at different times in shagamu and other areas.”
“In the course of investigation, it was discovered that three other members of the family constituting the criminal gang namely; Godwin Okpara, Godspower Okpara and Mathew Okpara are the armed squad of the syndicate, while Samson, Bright and Eze Okpara were the one spying on their targeted victims”, he said.
Abimbola Oyeyemi added that one Emmanuel Joseph, a native of Ebele in Edo state was later recruited into the fold, having confronted their sister Eze Okpara to tell him the source of money they used to count everyday.
“They subsequently opened up to him that they are into kidnap business and he also joined them.”
“Among the victims of the gang is one Okechukwu Onwubiko who was kidnapped on the 4th of June 2019.”
“They also kidnapped one Omotayo Sobowale on the 16th of June 2020, while one Lamidi Akeem was abducted by the same gang on the 20th of July 2020”, he said.
He added that on the 3rd of November 2020, the gang kidnapped one Mrs. Areoye Olufunke, and barely a week after, on the 11th of November 2020, they abducted another person one Mrs.
Adijat Adeleye and Ashaye Olayinka Tobi was also kidnapped on the 12th of November by this dreaded gang.
“Having heard about the arrest of their father and their 3 siblings, Godwin, Godspower and Mathew Okpara took to flight and ran to Delta state with their operational car and their arms where they were subsequently apprehended by the Delta state police command after carrying out another kidnapping there.
“Their camp located at a forest in Ayepe-ijebu where their father used to farm before converting it to a camp was located by policemen led by the Dpo shagamu and subsequently destroyed. Items recovered at the camp include; three expended cartridges, cooking gas, tarpaulin, cooking utensils, women bags and twine”
The commissioner of police cp Edward Awolowo Ajogun who expressed satisfaction with the intelligence and painstaking investigation of the detectives has reiterated the stand of the command not to relent in accomplishing the onerous task of providing adequate security for the good people of Ogun state.
He therefore appealed for cooperation of the general public in the area of giving useful information that will assist in eliminating criminals from the entire state.

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NPA Begins New Licensing Regime For Barge Operators Sept.1 – AG MD - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 27, 2021
The Acting Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko in a statement in Lagos added that the guidelines must be complied by all operators effective September 1.
The statement was signed by General Manager, Corporate and Strategic communications of NPA Olaseni Alakija.
Bello-Koko made these known while speaking during an interactive session with members of Barge Operators of Nigeria BOAN who paid him a working visit at the authority’s corporate headquarters.
He added that further to this development, the authority will review the modalities for the registration of barge operating license with emphasis on operators meeting the Minimum Safety Standards MSS of their barges.
He pointed out that failure to meet this requirement would bar an operator from using the channel.
The NPA, he said, will capture a comprehensive profile of all barge operators highlight the carriers’ corporate name, to make for easy identification, especially in line with efforts to check the deployment of dilapidated barges.


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NPA Expects 18 Ships With Petroleum Products, Others At Lagos Ports - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 10, 2021
NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position`, a copy of which was made available to Newsmen in Lagos.
According to it, the ships are expected to arrive at the Lagos Port Complex.
The publication said that the ships contained general cargo, frozen fish, container, bulk sugar, petrol, bulk gypsum, bulk wheat, bulk malt, empty container, bulk coal and soya oil.
Also, the organisation said that 23 other ships were at the ports discharging bulk wheat, general cargo, container, frozen fish, bulk fertilizer, base oil, bulk gypsum, automobile gasoline, jet fuel and petrol.

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NPA To Support Digital Revolution Of African Ports - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 15, 2021
The Acting Managing Director of the NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, said this in a statement signed by General Manager Corporate and Strategic Communications, NPA Olaseni Alakija, in Lagos.
Bello-Koko stated this when he received a delegation of the Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa, led by the Association’s Secretary General, Jean Marie Koffi.
Bello-Koko informed the Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa, delegation that the authority had over the years championed the transition from manual to digital, automated and smart business processes.
He added that it was by working in collaboration with sister government agencies and providers of terminal and shipping services in the country.
He noted that this approach had enabled the country’s port system to continue to record increase in cargo throughput every year, despite most of the seaports operating far above their designed capacities.


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NPFL: Akwa United Crowned Champions As Season Ends - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 6, 2021
The 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, season
ended in dramatic fashion as Akwa United were crowned champions,
while Rivers United and Enyimba International FC claimed their much-
desired tickets for continental competitions.
Akwa United grabbed their first NPFL title five days earlier following a
flattering 5-2 victory over Mountain of Fire and Miracles Football Club
in their penultimate match of the season to finish the season on 71 points
with a game to spare.
Akwa United set a new record with its 18-match unbeaten run,
consequently surpassing the 13-match unbeaten sequence of both
Enyimba in 2005 and Kano Pillars in 2019.
Akwa United coach Kennedy Boboye also wrote his name in the NPFL
history books by winning his second league title after also leading
Plateau United to their first title during the 2016/17 season.
The 2020/2021 season will however go down in history as one of the
hotly contested with both Rivers United and Enyimba sealing the second
and third position respectively on the final day of the season.

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NPFL: Dogo Can’t Sign For Another Club – Sunshine Stars Director - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 29, 2020
The Director of Sunshine Stars FC of Akure, Tunde Ogunja, says the Technical Adviser of the team, Kabir Dogo, is contract bound with the club and cannot sign for another club.
Ogunja is reacting to speculations that Dogo hassigned a contract with his former club, Nassarawa United.
He told newsmen in Akure that it would be impossiblefor the renowned tactician to leave without negotiations with his current club.
The official described the insinuation that SunshineStars Dogo had left the club for fellow Nigeria professional football leagueside Nasarawa United as fake news.
The former national footballer said all contractagreement with coach Dogo were intact and that the coach only took excuse topay attention to family matters in Ilorin.
According to him, the management of the Ondo StateFootball Agency had fulfilled the required logistics demanded to make coachDogo’s assignment easier with the recent procurement of a car for the coach’smobility.
He called for calm, saying that the team remainedfocus in achieving the set target in the 2019/2020 league season.

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NPFL: IMC Confirms New Date For Super Six Championship. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 16, 2023
According to the IMC, the play-off will feature three matches daily at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.
The committee said the change was to allow for the completion of zonal Federation Cup matches, which would hold around the earlier scheduled dates for the Super Six.
The finals of the Federation Cup will hold after the Super Six Championship.
Last week, the committee rescheduled all Week 18 games to harmonise fixtures in the two groups of the ongoing 2022/23 NPFL season, It directed that all Match Day 18 games would now be played on May 21.
In a letter informing the NPFL clubs of the fixture rearrangement, the IMC also noted that Federation Cup games of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, have also impacted the commencement of the Super Six start date.
IMC Chairman, Gbenga Elegbeleye, clarified that the decision was to ensure that the regular season is concluded on the same date before the commencement of the Super 6.


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NPFL: IMC Engages Security Intelligence Unit To Monitor Last Games. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 11, 2023
The final fixtures in Group A will be played this weekend, with Enyimba, Remo Stars and Akwa United in contention for a Super Six spot.
Bendel Insurance have already booked their ticket for the tournament.
There is nothing to play for at the other end of the table, with Nasarawa United and El-Kanemi Warriors already relegated. Group B will be decided on Sunday, May 21.
The race for Super Six spot is still open in the group, with Lobi Stars, Rivers United, Doma United and Sunshine Stars fighting for the slot.
Dakkada are already relegated in the group, with Wikki Tourists, Bayelsa United and Rangers still fighting for survival.


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NPFL: Kwara United Survives Relegation After Victory Against Nasarawa United. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 9, 2023
The Harmony Boys won the game courtesy of a goal from substitute Ibrahim Yahaya in the 82nd minute after a goalless opening half.
Kwara United started brightly, with Samson Paul firing over the crossbar in minute ten.
The Nasarawa United goalkeeper denied the visitors a chance to take the lead with a brilliant save in the 20th minute.
Ten minutes later, Kabiru Balogun’s free kick was parried by the goalkeeper, while Samad Khadiri’s effort late in the opening game didn’t was not fruitful.
In search of victory, Kwara United reacted with a double change, introducing Samuel Chisom and Ibrahim Yahaya for Musa AbdulAfeez and Paul Samson.
After missing a series of chances, Kwara United took the lead with eight minutes to the end of the game.
Ibrahim Yahaya fired the ball to the roof of the net, profiting from a cutback pass from Chisom Samuel.
The Harmony Boys held on to the victory despite the pressure from Nasarawa United to get back into the game.
With the victory, Kwara United are four points ahead of Nasarawa United, who will be relegated from the Nigeria Premier Football League.


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NPFL: MFM, Katsina United In Survival Battle - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 16, 2022
Both sides have been struggling, with MFM, who occupy bottom place,
without a win in their last six games in the league, while the 17th place
Katsina United have witnessed a turnaround in their recent form,
winning two of their last three games.
While MFM have won just two out of 12 matches this season, Katsina
United on their part have won four games but have suffered seven
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NPFL: Nominees Coach Of The Month Unveiled. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 4, 2024
The quartet are Fidelis Ilechukwu (Rangers), Gbenga Ogunbote (Shooting Stars), Kennedy Boboye (Sunshine Stars) and Umar Abdullahi (Akwa United assistant coach).
Ilechukwu led his Rangers side to three wins and two draws in the month.
The energetic coach guided the Flying Antelopes to the top of the NPFL table.
Veteran tactician Ogunbote guided the Oluyole Warriors to three wins, one draw and one defeat in the month.
Sunshine Stars continued their impressive run of form under the tutelage of Boboye.
The Owena Waves were unbeaten in the month with two wins and two draws.
Abdullahi led Akwa United to three wins, one draw and a defeat in the month.
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NPFL: Plateau United Thumbed as Akwa United Continue Winning Run - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
December 30, 2019
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table toppers Plateau United were humiliated by Abia Warriors in one of the Match Day 11 games decided on Sunday.
United, coached by Abdu Maikaba were spanked 3-0 at the Umuahia Township Stadium courtesy of goals from Emmanuel Ugwuka, Guy Keumian and Lukman Bello. The Tin City Boys still remain top of the table though.
Rivers United secured the only away win on Sunday, a richly earned 2-0 win at Adamawa United. Strikers Junior Osaghae and Malachi Ohawume scored in each half to give Stanley Eguma’s men a second away win over newly promoted sides this term.
Fuad Ekelojuoti pounced late in the game to secure a 1-1 draw for Sunshine Stars at home to Dakkada FC. Femi Ajayi had given the visitors a first half lead.
Tasiu Lawal scored twice for Katsina United as they dug deep to edge a five-goal thriller against Jigawa Golden Stars in Katsina. Lawal scored the first and last goals of the game in the 3-2 win for his side.
Akarandut Orok scored for the third game in a row as Akwa United ended Lobi Stars’ unbeaten run with a 1-0 victory. Orok found the back of the net, firing home a rebound after Lobi goalkeeper Moses Ocheje had saved Ndifreke Effiong’s penalty.
Samuel Kalu scored the only goal of the game as FC Ifeanyiubah edged the Mini-Oriental derby 1-0 against Heartland in Nnewi while Warri Wolves also defeated Kwara United 2-1 in Warri.
MFM FC will face Nasarawa United in another Match Day 11 game in Lagos on New Year’s day.
Results
FC Ifeanyiubah 1-0 Heartland
Wolves 2-1 Kwara Utd
Abia Warriors 3-0 Plateau Utd
Katsina Utd 3-2 Jigawa GS
Akwa Utd 1-0 Lobi
Sunshine Stars 1-1 Dakkada
Adamawa Utd 0-2 Rivers Utd

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NPFL Round Up: Akwa United Edge Qua Iboe Derby; Plateau Stay Top - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
December 23, 2019
Former league top scorer Akarandut Orok scored for the second game in a row to give Akwa United the bragging rights in the Qua Iboe Derby against Dakkada FC on a day Plateau United dug deep to stay top of the table.
Orok’s 17th minute strike gave new coach Kennedy Boboye another win in his second game in charge, leaving Dakkada to rue a second home loss this season.
In Jos, Uche Onwuasonaya scored a last gasp winner for league leaders Plateau United against Warri Wolves as Abdu Maikaba’s side kept their position on top of the table.
Rivers United came from behind to secure a win over Sunshine Stars for the first time in four years. Omo Jesu Ogunniyi gave the visitors the lead in Port Harcourt but Peter Ubakanma levelled scores in the first half before Ivorian defender Konan Ngouan’s penalty in the second half sealed the win.
Lobi Stars had Samad Kadiri to thank once again in the absence of Sikiru Alimi. Kadiri popped up in the 73rd minute to score the only goal (his second in consecutive games) against Lobi’s bogey side Katsina United at the Aper Aku Stadium.
In Lagos, Najeem Adeyinka scored again for MFM FC as they beat Adamawa United 2-0 while Kwara United beat Rangers International 1-0 in Ilorin.
Results and goalscorers
– Jigawa GS 1-1 Enyimba
Mannir Ubale 42’ – Victor Mbaoma 6’
– Kwara United 1-0 Rangers
Christopher Nwanze 47′
– Dakadda FC 0-1 Akwa United
17′ Akarandut Orok
– Wikki Tourists 1-1 Abia Warriors
Hassan Musa 65’ – Jimoh Oni 30’
– Lobi Stars 1-0 Katsina United
Samad Kadiri 73’
– MFM 2-0 Adamawa Utd
Adeniji Adewole 18’, Nojeem Adeyinka 30’
– Plateau Utd 1-0 Wolves
Uche Onwuasoanya 90’
– Rivers Utd 2-1 Sunshine Stars
Peter Ubakanma 22’, Konan N’gouan 50’ (PEN) – Omo Jesu Ogunniyi 19’
– Kano Pillars 1-0 FC Ifeanyi Ubah
Mustapha Musa 89’
– Nasarawa United 1-0 Heartland FC
Abubakar Lawal 8′

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NPFL: Six Players Battle For March Player Of The Month. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 4, 2024
The players shortlisted are, Adams Olamilekan of Remo Stars, Christian Pyagbaraos Shooting Stars, Godwin Obaje, Ejike Ugochukwu of Rangers, Nenrot Silas of Plateau United and Sani Suleiman of Akwa United.
Veteran forward Obaje netted twice for the Flying Antelope in the month, while midfielder Ugochukwu was outstanding in his position which has aided Rangers to the top of the NPFL table.
Olamilekan scored two match-winning goals in two games against, while Pyagbara continued with his impressive form for Shooting Stars as he netted four goals in the month.
Sulaiman has shouldered the goal-scoring responsibility for Akwa United since his mid-season transfer to the club.
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NPFL Wrap: MFM Stun Heartland, Pillars held in Kano On Opening Day - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
November 3, 2019
Lagos based side MFM FC on Sunday shocked Heartland by inflicting a 1-0 defeat on the Naze Millionaires on the opening day of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2019/20 season.
Clement Ogwu headed home Adeyinka Najeem’s corner in the 39th minute to secure an away win for Tony Bolus’ side against Heartland who are now coached by former MFM handler Fidelis Ilechukwu.
Rivers United held Kano Pillars to a 0-0 draw in a game played behind closed doors in Kano while the two games between Delta and Akwa-Ibom states teams ended in stalemate.
Delta Force were held to a 1-1 draw by Akwa Starlets in Asaba while Mfon Udoh scored for Akwa United in their 1-1 draw at Warri Wolves.
FULL RESULTS
FC Ifeanyiubah 1-0 Adamawa United
Samuel Kalu 41′
Warri Wolves 1-1 Akwa Utd
Samuel Amadi 2’ – Mfon Udoh 28’
Abia Warriors 2-0 Katsina Utd
Jimoh Oni 8’, 47’
Wikki Tourists 2-1 Jigawa Golden Stars
Saidu Abubakar 47’, Idris Guda 61’ – Lala Abdullahi 15’
Kano Pillars 0-0 Rivers United
Delta Force 1-1 Akwa Starlets
Bala Yahuza 78’ – Isaac George 50’
Heartland 0-1 MFM FC
Clement Ogwu 39’
Plateau Utd 3-1 Lobi Stars
Nerot Silas 12’, Solomon Kwambe 27’ (og), Amos Gyang 67’ – Sikiru Alimi 32’ (PEN)

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NPFL’S 2022/23 Season Kickoff Tops IMC, Clubs Meeting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 20, 2022
A source close to the IMC has disclosed that the season may begin on 28 December, with the opening fixture, while the rest of the season will continue from January.
IMC’s Head of Operations, Davidson Owumi, in a circular notified the clubs of tomorrow’s meeting billed to hold in Abuja.
The circular noted that the meeting is being convened to perfect earlier interactions with the clubs on the new season’s roadmap.
The two bodies met in November and agreed to have a final session to perfect modalities for the start of the season.
The IMC in conjunction with Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation earlier this month organised a pre-season competition featuring four teams as test run for the 2022/23 season.
Winner of the competition, 3SC of Ibadan, got 100 million naira as reward for their efforts.

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NSA Advocates Collective Action Against Illicit Arms In Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 10, 2021
Monguno made the call at a one-day Roundtable discussion with stakeholders on Small Arms and Light Weapons, organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, in Abuja.
Monguno was represented by the Director of Policy and Strategy, Office of the National Security Adviser, Aminu Lawal.
The roundtable with the theme, “Galvanising Stakeholders Support Towards the Prevention and Control of the Proliferation of SALW in Nigeria” was organised in collaboration with Mines Advisory Group.
Monguno said the widespread and availability of small arms and light weapons in many regions of the world particularly West Africa was a matter of grave concern.

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NSA Launches Global Manhunt As Binance Official Flees Custody - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 26, 2024
Head of Strategic Communication, Zakari Mijinyawa, who made the call, said a manhunt had been launched for Anjarwalla’s re-arrest.
He said the personnel responsible for the custody of the suspect have been arrested, and a thorough investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances that led to his escape from lawful detention.
Reports said 38-year-old Anjarwalla, who was detained by Nigerian authorities on allegations of tax evasion and other charges, fled on Friday, from a guest house in Abuja where he and a colleague were being held.
Anjarwalla, and another Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, were arrested and detained on their arrival in Nigeria on February 26, resulting in a series of legal actions against them and the cryptocurrency exchange.


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NSCDC Arrests 11 Oil Pipeline Vandals In Delta - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The Public Relations officer of the command, Emeka Peter, said this in a press statement made available to the newsmen in Asaba.
The statement quoted the State Commandant, Abiodun Iskilu, as saying that the alleged vandals, aged between 32 years and 66 years, were caught transporting vandalised crude oil pipes at Evurode in the Ughelli South Local Government Area.
He said that the suspects were handed over to the NSCDC by the operatives of Operation Delta Safe of the Nigeria Army due to the synergy and collaboration by both organisations.
Iskilu explained that the NSCDC was determined to smoke out all criminals operating in the state.
He pledged to heat up the security temperature to make it unbearable for criminal elements to operate in Delta.


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NSCDC Begins Construction Of 550 Houses For Staff In Sokoto - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 30, 2022
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has begun the construction of 550 housing units for its personnel in Sokoto State Command.
A statement by NSCDC Spokesperson, Olusola Odumosu in Abuja, revealed that the houses were being constructed at Milgoma, close to the Sultan Abubakar International Airport, Sokoto.
The NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, said at the foundation laying ceremony of the houses that the project would address the housing need of officers and men of the Corps in the state.
The Commandant, represented by the Deputy Commandant General, Administration, Zakari Ningi, added that it was also part of the Corps welfare scheme for the personnel.
Audi said that a Turkish firm were awarded the contract, adding that the development would make ownership of houses more accessible and affordable to personnel, through easy and convenient payment plan.


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NSCDC Boss Orders Massive Deployment Of Personnel To Protect INEC Offices - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 22, 2022
Audi gave the directive in Abuja during a meeting with senior NSCDC officers.
He said that the directive followed intelligence reports of plans by miscreants to attack more INEC facilities.
The sector commander, therefore, charged the officers to step up intelligence gathering in order to arrest and curtail the criminals.
He further said that in any state where INEC facilities gets attacked, the Zonal Commander and State Commandant will be held responsible.

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NSCDC Boss Promises Victory Over Bandits In Katsina, Zamfara, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has promised outright victory over bandits and terrorists unleashing havoc in the North-west region.
The NSCDC boss said his agency would spare no effort in ensuring total decimation and annihilation of all terrorist groups causing mayhem in the country.
Audi, who vowed to upscale the security hardwares of the Corps with commensurate training and retraining of personnel to match up with the current wave of insecurity and attacks on security operatives in the country, said the Corps would go back to the drawing board to develop new methods and tactics to win the assymetric warfare.
He made the commitment while on a condolence visit to the Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, over the recent killings of security operatives and other innocent citizens by suspected terrorists who attacked a military base in Shinfida community, Jibia local government area of the state.

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NSCDC Expresses Readiness To Arrest, Prosecute People With Fake Money - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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Commandant General of the Corps Ahmed Audi, lamented that the number of those involved in the circulation of the fake money was disturbing, saying the corps would not relent in freeing the society of fake money.
He called on those involved in such acts to desist, assuring that the corps would continue to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators in every nook and cranny of the country.
Ahmed Audi said the arrest of the syndicates would help the corps fish out more criminals who have decided to take advantage of the economic situation in the country to scam people. He enjoined Nigerians to be very vigilant and avoid being victims of fraudsters by ensuring they transact with banks, especially when large sums were involved


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NSCDC: Gana Gets Six Months Tenure Extension As Commandant General - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ‘NSCDC’, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu on Sunday dispelled the insinuations by some mischief makers that his tenure which was to end on July 17, 2020 has been extended for 5-years.
The CG disclosed that it’s true that President Muhammadu Buhari through the honourable Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has approved six months tenure extension only for him with effect from July 17, 2020.
He said while appreciating the President Buhari for the opportunity given to him and for the able leadership of the minister of interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, he warned journalists to always verify their information before going to the press.
He said he would not be deterred by antics of critics as he had a clear vision of what he wanted to achieve as a CG, stressing that the various projects of his administration are symbolic and would speak to generations yet unborn.


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NSCDC Pledges Adequate Security For Critical National Infrastructure - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 17, 2022
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in Rivers has reiterated its readiness to provide adequate security for Nigeria’s critical infrastructure.
NSCDC Commandant in the state Michael Ogar stated this while addressing Newsmen in Port Harcourt.
He said the command would achieve that by trailing and arresting those engaged in bunkering and oil theft in the state, and the command was against illegal bunkering and other forms of economic sabotage that would ruin the nation’s oil and gas sector.
Ogar called for co-operation from members of the public to enable the corps achieve its set goals.
He said that with the synergy of sister agencies, the corps would work to ensure safety of national assets in the oil and gas sector.


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NSCDC Sensitises Traditional Rulers On Peaceful Resolution - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 31, 2022
State Commandant of the Corps Makinde Ayinla appealed to the Baloguns, Mogajis, Alaguas and other traditional heads to always make use of peaceful resolution means to resolve any dispute that might arise on land matters in their respective areas.
Ayinla, who was represented by Head of Unit of Peace and Conflicts Resolution Adeoye Fatai decried growing number of land related issues and matters which the unit was handling. He also told the forum that the issue of government taking over landed properties of families and individuals are for the development of the town.
On his part, Chairman of Alangua/Mogaji Forum Zulukarnaini AbdulRahman expressed gratitude for the programme and assured that the forum and entire people of the town would work together with the unit.
Some Mogajis and Alanguas also appreciated the organisers of the programme and pledged their support for Civil Defence.


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NSCDC To Tackle Personnel’s Illegal Salary Deductions - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 17, 2022
Audi, during the NSCDC Annual Cooperative Summit in Abuja, said he had received complaints by some personnel over the salary anomaly.
He further said that the arbitrary deductions would be looked into as he promised to investigate the issues and circumstances leading to the alleged deductions.
The Commandant General advised staff to continue to uphold the integrity of the Corps by desisting from any act capable of denting the image of the organisation.
The NSCDC boss charged the cooperative officials to tow the path of honesty and be prudent in the management of members funds by making transparency and accountability their watchword
Audi reiterated his commitment to staff welfare, saying that it remained one of his top priorities.


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NSCDC Trains Officers On Effective Report Writing - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 26, 2021
This is contained in a statement issued by the Kwara Command of the Corps, Babawale Afolabi in Ilorin.
Afolabi said that the State Commandant, Makinde Ayinla, has pledged to adopt a systematic effort to develop and modify the knowledge, skills and character traits of officers and men of the Corps through workshops.
According to him, the maiden workshop on “Report Gathering and Writing”, was held at the Command headquarters in Ilorin on Wednesday.
He said that the resource person, Mujidat Oyewole-Bello, said that a good security report should include date and time of the incident, location and other details of what happened.
Afolabi said that the Area C Commander, Adebiyi Adebisi, described the seminar as timely and apt.


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NSCIA Slams Governors For Reopening Churches, Mosques - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 13, 2020
The NigerianSupreme Council for Islamic Affairs led by the President-General and Sultan ofSokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has slammed some state governors for re-openingchurches and mosques.
Its Directorof Administration, Yusuf Chinedozie Nwoha, spoke when he led a team of thecouncil to donate relief materials to some residents at Mpape community ofAbuja.
Mosques andchurches in many parts of the country had been shut as part of measures to haltthe spread of coronavirus.
Some stategovernors at the weekend had reportedly directed that the worship centres bereopened.But the NSCIA described the directive asridiculous


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NSIA: Court Adjourns Alleged Unconstitutionality Case Against To July 30 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 17, 2020
The Federal high Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned to 30th July for ruling in the suit filed by a lawyer, John Mary Jideobi against the president of the Senate, Speaker of the house of Representatives and six others.
Jideobi had challenged the legislative powers of the National Assembly to have enacted some sections in the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority Establishment Act 2011.
In an originating summons, a legal Practitioner, Johnmary Jideobi is challenging the president of the Senate, Speaker, House of Representatives, Clerk of the National Assembly and five others.
He is challenging the legislative powers of the National Assembly to enact some some sections in the NSIA Establishment Act.
He alleged that those sections enacted have cut off some revenues accurable to the Federation account, which have been diverted to fund the activities of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority.
At the last sitting the plaintiff and his counsel were nowhere to be found. He had filed a notice to discontinue the case but the defendants were not served.
Counsel to Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority and its CEO had urged the court to dismiss the case with a cost of N1million against the Plaintiff.
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NSIA, FG Releases $311m Abacha Loot To Nigerians - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The federal government has released the $311 million Abacha loot to the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to fund its activities.
Managing Director of NSIA, Mr. Uche Orji, made this disclosure at a virtual meeting with the press to discuss the authority’s 2019 financial statement.
According to Uche Orji, “the federal government has transmitted the $311 million Abacha loot to the NSIA. This was facilitated by the legal counsel of the NSIA.”
Orji said the NSIA “hopes to start using the money in the third quarter of the 2020” on some critical infrastructure projects like the Second Niger Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, among others.
Read this: Akeredolu Stops Deputy From Leaving Govt House, Over Alleged Looting
With regards to the performance of the NSIA in 2019, the NSIA recorded a five per cent growth in total assets from N617.7billion in 2018 to N649.84billion as of the end of 2019.
It also recorded a profit after tax of N34.46billion for the 2019 financial period.
The figures are contained in the 2019 audited financial statement of the agency which was released on Friday in Abuja.
The authority also said it recorded the total comprehensive income of N36.15billion in 2019 as against N44.34billion recorded in 2018.
Excluding the foreign exchange gain of N18billion in 2018 and N1.28 in 2019, the net income in 2019 was N34.87billion compared to N26.28billion in 2018.
Also, it closed key transactions and increased capital deployment on domestic infrastructure projects specifically in agriculture, healthcare and infrastructure enabling financial institutions.
In the healthcare sector, the NSIA said it operationalized the cancer centre at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital in May 2019.
The authority also said it recorded significant progress on the civil and construction works at the advanced diagnostic centres at both the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.
These construction works, it said, were subsequently completed in 2020.
On the presidential fertiliser initiative, the NSIA said it delivered 6.5 million bags of 50kg bags of NPK 20:10:10 while accredited participating blending plants increased from 18 to 31 in 2019
For the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund, the authority said it received N90billion from government and deployed capital across three of the major road projects under the PIDF.
The three major road projects are the Second Niger Bridge, Lagos -Ibadan Expressway and Abuja-Zaria-Kaduna-Kano Road.
As of the end of 2019, it said a total of ?181.9billion had been deployed across all the three projects.
Speaking on this financial performance, the Managing Director, NSIA, Mr Uche Orji, said that the outlook for the fund remains promising.


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NSITF Explains N3.8bn Non-Remittance Of Operating Surplus Funds - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 7, 2022
The NSITF General Manager, Corporate Affairs Ijeoma Okoronkwo, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Unclaimed Funds recently said the agency owed the Federal Government 3.8 billion naira in  respect of non-remittance of Operating Surplus Funds between 2013 and 2020.
According Okoronkwo, being a social security agency, which is currently majorly funded from contributions of private sector employers to procure cover on behalf of their employees, can not be described as revenue.
She said that the balance in the agency account  was meant to be invested in line with section 32 of the Employee Compensation Act 2010.


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NSITF: NUPENG Says Ngige Planning To Proscribe Union - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 20, 2019
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG has called on its members to be on the alert over what it described as an attempt by the Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, to proscribe the union.
A statement signed by the Union’s President Williams Akporeha accused the Minister of singling it out for persecution because of its role in the protest staged against him by the Nigeria Labour Congress over Ngige’s failure to inaugurate the board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund with Frank Kokori as its Chairman.
Akporeha said Ngige issued a directive for NUPENG to produce its outstanding financial returns for 2018 within seventy two hours when the law granted a 30-day grace.
According to the NUPENG President, the law also stipulated that such report of financial returns was due for submission on June 31st.
While claiming that the Minister was looking for reasons to proscribe the union, NUPENG however warned that such action could plunge the nation into industrial crisis.


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NSSF Partners NPHCDA To Vaccinate 1.6 Million Persons In Three Months - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 18, 2022
The states are Adamawa, Edo, Imo, Katsina, Nasarawa, and Ogun.
The Fund is governed by a statutory board of experienced and reputable members with Tunde Folawiyo as Board Chairman.
The group had reached an agreement in September 2021 to collaborate with the Agency to support the vaccination of one million Nigerians across six states of the federation.
The NSSF said the success made in the vaccination drive would not have been possible without the support of donor partners, the NSSF Team and most importantly, the health workers in the field who are implementing the vaccination campaign.
The NSSF is a private-sector led institution born out of a partnership between the Global Citizen and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority to complement efforts in combating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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NTF Wants To Host ITF J3 Tour Tournaments - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 2, 2021
Akindoju said getting the nod to host the ITF World Tennis Tour J3 from next year would attract top and tougher players across the globe to expose their respective talents and skills to earn higher points to climb up the ITF ladder.
He expressed his delight at the successful completion of the J5 Abuja tournament at the Tennis Complex of MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja that featured two Nigeria-born players based in the United States of America U.S and Canada.
Players from nine countries, including the U.S., Great Britain, Germany, Israel, Sweden and Egypt participated in the tournament, which also drew participants from Ghana, Morocco and the Republic of South Africa, as well as Nigeria.

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NUC Approves Medicine, 17 Other Degree Programmes For Fed. University, Lafia - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 22, 2020
The National Universities Commission NUC, has approved the commencement of MBBS in Medicine at the Federal University, Lafia.
This is contained in a statement signed by Director,Academic Planning, NUC N.B. Saliu, in Lafia.
The statement added that 17 other degree programmeswere approved for the university, effective from 2019/2020 academic session.
The statement, however, stated that any title changethat may be desired by the university must be approved by the Commission.
It listed other programmes approved for theuniversity to include: Integrated Science Education, B.Ed, Biology Education,B.Sc. Ed, Mass Communication, B.Sc, Psychology, B.Sc.
The remaining are Physics Education, B.Sc.,Chemistry Education, B.Sc., Business, Administration, B.Sc, Accounting, B.Sc,Christian Religion, B.A, Islamic Studies, B. A and Geography, B.Sc.

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Nuclear Programme: Iran Still Adheres To Deal Despite Exit Plans — IAEA Report - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 31, 2019
Iran’snuclear programme has not expanded beyond the limits of the 2015 agreement withmajor powers, in spite of Tehran’s announcement that it will gradually withdrawfrom the deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency,IAEA said on Friday inVienna.
Inearly May, the Islamic Republic announced that it would no longer respect thethresholds for two substances that can be used for civilian purposes as well asfor making nuclear warheads.
Accordingto the report, Iran’s enriched uranium and heavy water stocks are still belowthe amounts that were agreed with the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Russianand China.
IranianPresident Hassan Rowhani announced his country’s gradual exit from the deal onMay 8, in response to Washington’s withdrawal from the pact, announced by U.S.President Donald Trump one year earlier.
Rowhanihas given major powers until early July to lift oil and banking sanctions thatthe U.S. revived as it pulled out of the nuclear deal, which is meant toprevent an Iranian nuclear arsenal.
Ifthe punitive measures stay in place, Tehran is threatening to enrich uranium tohigher purity grades.


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Nuclear Weapons: NLC Urges FG To Make History By Signing Treaty On Prohibition - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 18, 2019
Nigeria LabourCongress, NLC, has urged the Federal Government to  make history and sign or submit instrument ofratification of the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, on September 26,2019, in New York.
A high-level ceremonyfor signatures and ratifications for the TPNW will be held during leaders’ weekon September 26, 2019, at the United Nations General Assembly.
All governments acrossthe globe have been invited to participate at the ceremony by the co-sponsoringgovernments: Austria, Brazil, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria,South Africa and Thailand.
President of NLC,Ayuba Wabba, in a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, dated September13, 2019, noted that the signing would complement the Non-Proliferation Treaty,NPT, and offer the best hope of moving from a world with nearly 14,000 nuclear weaponsto zero nuclear weapons.
In light of theheightened tensions among nuclear-armed States, it is more important than everthat world leaders speak out against nuclear weapons and work together tostrengthen international legal norms against their use, threatened use,development, and retention by any State.

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Nuclear Weapons Prohibition: ICAN, ICRC Urge ECOWAS To Sign, Ratify Treaty - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 24, 2019
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, ICAN and International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC have urged ECOWAS member states to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, TPNW.
ICAN representative, Kolade Fadahunsi made the call at an interactive session on the UN treaty at the ongoing session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja.
According to Fadahunsi, the TPNW of 2017 is the first globally applicable multilateral agreement to prohibit nuclear weapons comprehensively.
It prohibits nations from developing, testing, producing, manufacturing, transferring, possessing, stockpiling, using or threatening to use nuclear weapons, or allowing nuclear weapons to be stationed on their territory. It also prohibits them from assisting, encouraging or inducing anyone to engage in any of these activities.
The Legal Coordinator, ICRC  Rochus Peyer said that member states, through the signing would add their voices against nuclear weapons that are contrary to law, moral and humanitarian concerns.


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NUJ Calls On FG To Support Drive For Media Stabilisation Fund - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 8, 2021
The President of NUJ, Chris Isiguzo, made the appeal at the opening of the 7th Triennial Delegates Conference of the union, in Umuahia, Abia.
Having identified the nation’s media was in crisis, Isiguzo said the union had initiated moves, with the support of other key stakeholders, to address the challenge.
Isiguzo demanded the immediate stoppage of the collection of Digital Access Fee, saying that it was complicated, while asking that the amount so far collected be accounted for.
The president berated the country’s effort at ensuring international best practices in the broadcast industry, regretting that in spite of the efforts, it had continued to lag behind.
On insecurity, Isiguzo commended the renewed determination by the Federal Government to put an end to the protracted insecurity challenges ravaging some parts of the country.

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NUJ Wants Media Organisations, Others To Establish Desks On SGBV In Workplace - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 27, 2022
Chairman of the NUJ FCT Council, Emmanuel Ogbeche, made the call at an event organised by Supporting Hands Initiative, ComfortStream Aid Foundation, NUJ and NAWOJ in Abuja.
Ogbeche, while making a presentation on “Gender Based Violence Reporting,” described it as a pandemic, stressed the need for more advocacies and awareness to curtail the menace.
According to him, the need to encourage people to speak out when abused would reduce the trend and ensure culprits are punished, which will serve as deterrent to others.
Similarly, Chairperson, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ FCT Chapter, Anne Daniel also called on the government and relevant stakeholders to ensure a reform of the health sector.
Nephrology Nurse, Garki Hospital Omotayo Akinremi advised the public to desist from junk and fast food and administering unprescribed drugs to reduce risk of kidney problems.


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Nullification Of My Election, A Miscarriage Of Justice — Dino Melaye - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 23, 2019
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has described the ruling of the Election Tribunal which on Friday nullified his election as a miscarriage of justice.
Read this: Buhari’s Re-Election: Tribunal Reserves Judgment In Petition
Melayestated this in a statement he personally signed and made available tojournalists in Abuja on Friday.
Thetribunal sitting in Lokoja invalidated Melaye’s victory in the March 22election and ordered for a fresh election.
Hesaid the decision of the tribunal was based on information that was alien tothe fundamental matters brought before it.
Hesaid: “The judgment is full of importation of information that is alien to thecase.
Onhis next step, the Chairman Senate Committee on Aviation revealed that he wouldtake his case to the appeal court where he believed his mandate would bereclaimed.


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NUPENG Suspends Planned Nationwide Strike - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 3, 2019
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has suspended its planned nationwide strike following intervention by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
NUPENGhad planned to down tools and begin a nationwide strike to compel ChevronNigeria Limited, CNL, honour agreement it reached with the union on June 20.
But announcing the suspension of the planned strike in a statement yesterday, President and General Secretary of the union, Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, respectively, directed members to demobilize and go about their normal duties.
NUPENGassured the public that there would be no disruption of fuel supply, andtherefore no need to panic.

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NUPENG Suspends Planned Strike, Promises Hitch-Free Distribution Of Petroleum Products - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 2, 2021
This followed interventions and engagements with government agencies and institutions, including the NNPC.
The union expressed gratitude to NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari and his team of professionals over the roles they played in positively resolving the impasse.
NUPENG’s President, Williams Akporeha and General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale made the declaration in a statement issued in Lagos.
On November 25, NUPENG extended a 14-day ultimatum earlier given to the Federal Government by seven days.
The planned strike was to protest what NUPENG called non-implementation of agreements reached with government.


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NUPRC, PENGASSAN, NUPENG To Partner On Industrial Harmony - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 18, 2021
The unions are the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria PENGASSAN and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers NUPENG.
The NUPRC Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, gave the assurance when the Presidents of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo and NUPENG President, Williams Akporeha, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja.
Komolafe stated that the objective of the collaboration was to foster appropriate synergy to enable smooth operations in overriding national interest.
He reiterated that since his assumption of office, staff welfare had been his cardinal focus.

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Nursing: Association Appeals For Manpower Capacity To Improve Healthcare Delivery - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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He made the call while speaking to news men shortly after an interactive session with the executive secretary of the Gombe state hospital services management board on how to improve health care delivery for the good of the masses in the state.

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Nut Demands End To Privatisation, Commercialisation Of Education - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 24, 2023
It also urged governments at all levels to make better investment in education in order to make public schools lucrative, regretting that private schools may cause loss of some educational values.
NUT National President, Audu Titus Amba made the called in Port Harcourt, Rivers state at a one-day workshop on privatisation and commercialisation of education.
He noted that there was need for the government to end the era of private schools, adding that education has been turned into commodity only for profit-making.
In his speech, African Director of Education International, African Regional Office, Ghana, Dennis Sinyolo, said public schools are sustainable because they cater for the needs of everybody irrespective of gender, social class of ethnicity.  He stressed that in many countries public schools are free, adding that private school are there for profit-making from parents and Communities.


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NUT Pleads With Kaduna Teachers To Shelve Planned Protest - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 25, 2019
The NigeriaUnion of Teachers, NUT, Kaduna State wing has called on teachers yet to receivetheir salaries to exercise patience.
The appealby NUT followed ongoing mobilisation for a protest by newly recruited teacherssome of whom were not paid for up to five months.
The stateNUT Chairman, Ibrahim Sirajo, in a statement pleaded with the entire teachers to be calm and exercisepatience, as the union and government were working to settle the issues.
Sirajo alsodismissed the rumor going round about the NUT Endwell subscription being raisedto four thousand naira, saying it is false. He added that the union wouldconsult widely if there was need to raise any charges as was done in the past.

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Nutritious Food: FG Approves New Policy For Healthy Workforce - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 9, 2021
He explained that following the approval of the new policy, there will be budgetary provisions for food and nutrition in Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of government and possibly in all tiers of government
The Presidential aide also announced that the Attorney General and Minister of Justice was given the go ahead with the process for ratification of Nigeria’s occupational safety and health convention of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, which was passed in 2006.
Shehu said the resolution seeks to enhance safety and healthcare in work places across the country.
On his part, the Minister of Power Abubakar Aliyu who also addressed the correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting, announced that the council approved 470.8 billion naira for the purchase of maintenance equipment for the nation’s power sector. He added that the equipment to be procured include isolators and circuit breakers.

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NVBF President Promises To Work With Coaches, Referees Association - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 26, 2021
The Association, in conjunction with the Federation, in Abuja inaugurated 13 executive members, a coaches commission and a referees committee.
Nimrod said the Federation was ready to work with the coaches commission and the referees committee.
He implored the new executives to take responsibility for the development of the sports in Nigeria.
Chairman  of the Association Elisham Elam, who he is also the chairman of the 13 executive members said “as coaches we are the first instrument of the games”.
He urged volleyball players to give the federation their maximum support.
He said the capacity building of the coaches was necessary and urged the board to help develop coaches in terms of training and coaching.

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